Best Artist Residencies for 2026
Updated November 2026 · Top 10 · Ranked automatically from live listings
A residency buys the scarcest creative resource: uninterrupted time. This list ranks the best artist and writer residencies currently accepting applications — including fully funded programs that cover lodging, meals, and stipends — ordered by financial support, with deadlines shown and closed programs dropped automatically.
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organization hidden — members only Residency Grant
The organization is offering residency grants at a 19th-century villa on Lake Balaton for literary translators working from Hungarian into other languages, providing accommodation, a specialist library of Hungarian and foreign dictionaries, office equipment…
Free to enter - 2
Writer in Residence 2027–28
The organization is offering a nine-month Writer in Residence position from September 2027 to May 2028 at the new Central Library, where residents spend 60 percent of their time on their own writing and 40 percent on library work including manuscript…
$40,000Open · closes Nov 15Free to enter - 3
HKS Nordic and Baltic Residency 2027/2028
The organization in Bergen, Norway is offering two-month residencies across four periods from Spring 2027 to Spring 2028 for artists working in any medium, including exhibition-making, sound, publishing, moving image and research-based practice, with a…
Open · closes Dec 1Free to enter - 4
Native American Artist-in-Residence (NAAIR)
The organization’s Native American Artist-in-Residence (NAAIR) program is a 6 to 12 month residency supporting the continuation and recovery of traditional Native American arts through study of the organization collections.
Up to $30,000 grantOpen · closes Jan 25, 2027Free to enter - 5
organization hidden — members only Dirty Lab Artist Residencies 2027
The organization offers six funded art-science "Dirty Lab" residencies, each pairing one artist with a scientist and a field practitioner to make a new work on hybrid intelligence and biocomputing.
Up to €25,000 budget + residencyOpen · closes Dec 4Free to enter - 6
organization hidden — members only Residency 2027 (Stavanger, Norway)
The organization, an artist-run contemporary art venue in Old Stavanger, Norway, invites visual artists to apply for its 2027 residency. Two artists at a time stay in the artist apartment and work together in the venue.
Open · closes Dec 1Free to enter - 7
2027-2028 Anchor Curator-in-Residence Open Call
The organization is seeking one lead Curator-in-Residence for its 18-month, paid Anchor Curatorial Residency, which culminates in a collaborative outdoor exhibition at Garfield Park.
$20,000 + exhibitionOpen · closes Dec 1Free to enter - 8
organization hidden — members only Residencies 2027
The organization, a group of analog photography darkrooms, offers six 2027 residencies for photographers and artists working with analog photography, hosted at darkrooms in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Scotland.
Open · closes Nov 20Free to enter - 9
SAS Creative Practitioner in Residence 2027
The organization, offers six-month Creative Practitioner Residencies between January and July 2027, hosted by one or more of its institutes, libraries, centres or hubs (including the Institute of English Studies, Institute of Historical Research, Warburg…
£12,000 stipendOpen · closes Nov 27Free to enter - 10
organization hidden — members only Artist Residencies 2027
The research project at the organization offers two funded art-science residencies, one in person and one virtual, to make work for the 2028 SUPPORT Festival.
Up to $12,000 CADOpen · closes Dec 14Free to enter
How this list works
This ranking is recomputed automatically from CozyJobs' live opportunity data — no editorial picks. Larger awards rank first, free-to-enter programs rank ahead of fee-based ones at the same award level, and the soonest deadlines break ties. Opportunities past their deadline drop off automatically.
Frequently asked questions
What does a fully funded artist residency include?+
Fully funded programs cover lodging and workspace, usually meals, and sometimes travel and a stipend. Many of the best-known programs charge nothing to attend. Partially funded residencies charge program fees but often offer aid.
Who can apply to artist residencies?+
Most accept writers, visual artists, and composers at any career stage — emerging artists included. Selection typically weighs work samples and a project statement over credentials. Application fees of $20–$40 are common at competitive programs.
How is this list ranked and how often does it update?+
Rankings are recomputed automatically from live data: larger awards first, then free-to-enter programs, then the soonest upcoming deadlines. Closed or past-deadline opportunities drop off automatically, so every entry is open at the time you're reading.
Does CozyJobs list opportunities with entry fees?+
Yes, contests and residencies with modest entry fees are included when the award justifies it, and each listing shows the fee up front. Free-to-enter opportunities are ranked ahead of fee-based ones at the same award level.
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